Ready to Work|Humontis

[Kender Bard]

Flora looked around mutely before simply sitting down where she stood, reaching for the ham that Pounce was chewing on. It was a testimony to their bond that the panther didn't make a noise of protest as she tried to rip off a chunk for herself to gnaw on.

[adris]

Elias fishes around in the basket for a little bit until he finally grabs and pulls out both of the sandwiches that his mother-in-law made for the two of them. By the time he looked up though, he saw that Flora had already gotten her piece of the ham from Pounce.

"Ummm, I mean if you prefer that I'm not going to argue, but if you want I have something here for you as well. In any case, can I ask your name ma'am?"

To be honest, he was confused to no end. There were people who were shy, but usually they tended to interact with him far less then she had. She just seemed... frightened, like everything was new to her, and all this overall was truly something he wasn't accustomed to.

[Kender Bard]

Flora looked, feline nose sniffing in his direction as she caught a whiff of the sandwich.

"My name is Flora," she introduced herself. "This is Pounce." Cramming the rest of her morsel in her mouth, she crawled over, very catlike, and tried to see what it was he had for her to eat.

[adris]

Well, at least this part of it all he understood... he thinks. She is a cat affinity so she acts like a cat. He allowed her to take all the time she wanted to figure out if she wanted it or not.

"I think its made with turkey, and a form of spicy beef. Its a personal favorite of mine to tell the truth. Try it if you are hungry, I can ask Kali if there is something to top it with if you would prefer."

He watched her for a bit longer, curiously. His travels were short and he really hasn't interacted with beasts too much. Sheltered really, was the operative word for it. After a bit he simply tried to make some level of small talk.

"May I ask where you want to go to? Ilyamen perhaps?"

[Kender Bard]

Flora took the sandwich abruptly, grabbing it greedily, as she chowed down on it. A faint purr began to emanate from her - apparently she agreed with his assessment.

Speaking around her food she said, "I dunno. Was gonna travel the world, but got dumped here. Pounce says it's too dangerous, too many people ya can't trust."

[adris]

Explore the world, he tried that once and pretty much ended up failing. Being picky about work really doesn't help ones chances of staying out in the open for far too long. That and he never really knew how to hunt, his parents always thought that his want to travel was just a phase he would grow out of sooner or later.

"We try to be nice here in Humontis, especially with Beast types, I hear through the grapevine the leadership is trying to be extra nice to you guys," he waited a couple beats before abruptly changing subjects, "I just got back from my attempted trip around the world... suffice to say it was a big failure. Where haven't you been yet?"

He gave an outward sigh, although trying not to make this all about himself he honestly didn't know what else to talk about. Also, he never really considered that she just wanted him to shut up as saying when was never quite his strong suit.

[Kender Bard]

"Everywhere," Flora said. "This is the first place I've been outside of the Beastlands. How come you failed to travel? Did someone try to eat you?"

[adris]

Elias worked a little more on his sandwich, albeit in his own little world of thought. What was next to go to? The continent seemed so small when one figured out all the places they could walk to. He really wondered if there was a whole new world out there to explore.

"I just ran out of money actually, it wasn't as much as someone trying to eat me then me getting something to eat. I was way to picky about what jobs I took that would get me something good. That and... I really didn't learn how to hunt before heading out."

He was quite embarrassed at that last part. He always romanticized being a mercenary and adventurer. It was difficult to accept that the job wasn't just saving princesses and becoming a knight without a home.

[Kender Bard]

Flora chuckled a little at that. "Ah, you non-Beasts, so soft and silly. Hunting is easy.. well maybe not so easy when you don't have the right equipment." He looked at the man critically. "But it's not hard to learn. If you take me places, I will hunt for you. I can't hunt in the city, that's all."

[adris]

Take her places? Now that was something new, although once again he would probably end up doing it for no actual monetary pay. The difference this time is that he might end up surviving it. The thought excited him, almost as much as the idea of leaving the first time excited him.

"That sounds like a deal to me, if you are really offering for me to stay your escort. I'd be happy to take the job in exchange for some lessons."

[Kender Bard]

"Then it is a deal," Flora agreed, holding out her clawed hand to shake on it. "Where are you going to take me first then?"

[adris]

Elias extended his arm, being as careful as he could not to get himself clawed by accident. He tries to make it buisnesslike firm, just like his grandfather told him to.

"Well, the first thing I'm going to do is get you through the Beastlands... after that I guess we can pick a direction and go wherever the wind takes us right? You haven't been anywhere in particular so it will be a new experiance for us both."

[Kender Bard]

Flora purred with pleasure at the prospect. "Are we leaving today?" she queried, letting go of his hand and licking her fingertips idly.

[adris]

Elias blinked, he was free to come and go as he pleased, and she would help him keep his supplies up so he could pack sparsely this time around. There really was no real reason why he couldn't get started immediately.

"Sure, if you just give me a moment to grab my things we can head out right now. I'll ask ma where Seere is at this time of the year. Be right back."

With that he gets up and rushes back to the house behind them, hoping that there was something there he could use. Easily enough, due to his grandfathers profession, he finds plenty of arms, including a hunting bow. Raiding the pantry and asking his step-mother for directions like he said he headed back out to Flora.

[Kender Bard]

Flora was cuddling close to her panther, looking up at Elias with her feline eyes. "Well?"